Faithful Foundations: Encouragement for Your Journey

There is a quiet assumption many of us carry into our relationship with God: if He is truly leading us, the people around us will understand. We expect confirmation to accompany calling. We assume that if we’re on the right path, those closest to us will recognize it, celebrate it,…

(But culture does—constantly.) Somewhere along the way, “nice” became a virtue we quietly crowned over women. We don’t just encourage it—we train it. We reward it. We expect it. We tell our daughters to share, to include, to smile, and not to make things awkward. We soften their edges early.…

There is a divine irony in the fact that Jesus was buried in a borrowed tomb, as described in the Gospel account (Matthew 27:57-60). Joseph of Arimathea didn’t just perform an act of charity; he provided a temporary holding space for a miracle. Jesus never intended to sign a lifetime…